Franz peter schubert biography for kids

Franz Peter Schubert (31 January 1797, Vienna – 19 November 1828, Vienna) was an Austriancomposer.

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Although he died at the age of 31, he composed over one thousand pieces of music. There were other great composers who lived and worked in Vienna: Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, but Schubert is the only one who was born in Vienna.

He was the last great composer of the Classical music period, and one of the first of the Romantic period.

Early years

Schubert’s father was a schoolteacher.

Twelve children were born into the family, but only four of them lived to become adults. Schubert's father tried to persuade his sons to help at the school when they grew up. As a boy, the young Franz learned the violin, piano, organ, singing and harmony.

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He soon became very good at them all. His teachers were all amazed at how quickly he learned. He was also very good at other subjects in school.

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